disproportionation
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In chemistry, disproportionation, sometimes called dismutation (the French word), is a redox reaction in which one compound of intermediate oxidation state converts to two compounds, one of higher and one of lower oxidation state. The reverse of disproportionation, such as when a compound in an intermediate oxidation state is formed from precursors of lower and higher oxidation states, is called comproportionation, also known as symproportionation.
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In chemistry, disproportionation, sometimes called dismutation (the French word), is a redox reaction in which one compound of intermediate oxidation state converts to two compounds, one of higher and one of lower oxidation state. The reverse of disproportionation, such as when a compound in an intermediate oxidation state is formed from precursors of lower and higher oxidation states, is called comproportionation, also known as symproportionation.
More generally, the term can be applied to any desymmetrizing reaction where two molecules of one type react to give one each of two different types: